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School One Elementary

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School One Elementary ranks 455 th of 1347 New Jersey elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-4

455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,347 New Jersey Elementary Schools

Better than 66% of New Jersey elementary schools

Summary

School One Elementary is a public elementary school located in Scotch Plains, New Jersey, serving grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 412 students. It is part of the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, which is ranked 137 out of 609 districts in New Jersey and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

School One Elementary has shown fluctuating performance on the NJSLA (New Jersey Student Learning Assessment) over the past few years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 239 to 455 out of 1,317 to 1,347 New Jersey elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics were lower than the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District and the state of New Jersey averages, particularly in 3rd grade. However, the school's 4th-grade proficiency rates in both ELA and Mathematics were higher than the district and state averages. The school has experienced an increase in chronic absenteeism rates, from 5.5% in 2021-2022 to 16.6% in 2022-2023, which is a concerning trend.

When compared to nearby schools within the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District, such as J. Ackerman Coles Elementary, Howard B. Brunner Elementary, and Evergreen Elementary, School One Elementary generally underperforms on the NJSLA assessments. However, when compared to schools outside the district, such as those in the Plainfield Public School District, School One Elementary significantly outperforms its counterparts.

424

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,863

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

563 Willow Avenue
Scotch Plains, NJ 07076

(908) 322-7731

District: Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

Students who attend School One Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Malcolm E Nettingham Middle School
High:	Scotch Plains-Fanwood High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.0%

Hispanic:

20.0%

Asian:

11.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 66th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New Jersey average (60% vs 49% meeting standards)

✓Above the New Jersey median (66th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 20 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg69%

New Jersey avg49%

455^th of 1,347

New Jersey public elementary schools ?

Top 34%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5Elementary Schools in the Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District

137^th of 609Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District among New Jersey districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	455 of 1347	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.4	361 of 1338	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	71.5	406 of 1342	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	81.8	256 of 1345	81.0%	★★★★☆
2021	79.0	239 of 1317	81.9%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	408 of 1360	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	385 of 1353	71.5%	★★★★☆
2017	72.1	430 of 1352	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	76.3	336 of 1346	75.0%	★★★★☆
2015	84.9	193 of 1357	85.8%	★★★★☆
2014	76.7	324 of 1363	76.2%	★★★★☆
2013	82.4	168 of 1367	87.7%	★★★★☆
2012	77.5	295 of 1363	78.4%	★★★★☆
2011	80.8	187 of 1360	86.3%	★★★★☆
2010	73.0	386 of 1354	71.5%	★★★★☆
2009	65.2	562 of 1346	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	68.5	503 of 1338	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	77.9	208 of 1329	84.3%	★★★★☆
2006	79.0	200 of 1314	84.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.7	215 of 1303	83.5%	★★★★☆
2004	76.0	301 of 1298	76.8%	★★★★☆
2003	59.1	609 of 1204	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	42 of 330	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	54.0	167 of 340	50.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2024	59.3	149 of 559	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	38.8	269 of 499	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	478 of 1326	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.3	457 of 1317	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.2	349 of 1318	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	194 of 1326	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.1	249 of 1290	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	508 of 1331	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.0	394 of 1333	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	74.5	208 of 1032	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.7	210 of 989	78.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	210 of 982	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	90.6	64 of 953	93.3%	★★★★★
2021	89.3	64 of 896	92.9%	★★★★★
2019	53.5	377 of 899	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.4	164 of 870	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2019	67.4	212 of 948	77.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	66.8	445 of 1318	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	82.4	224 of 1313	82.9%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	423 of 1315	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	76.8	301 of 1324	77.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.8	256 of 1297	80.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.3	293 of 1335	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	74.7	349 of 1334	73.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	505 of 1023	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	269 of 989	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	25.6	676 of 958	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	70.2	212 of 949	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	77.7	166 of 1007	83.5%	★★★★☆
2018	30.3	641 of 1001	36.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New Jersey percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	518 of 970	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.3	267 of 963	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	353 of 975	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.6	260 of 976	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	145 of 964	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.0	427 of 1023	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.3	420 of 1022	58.9%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Asian (2025)87th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)78th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)73rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Female (2025)64th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)51st percentile-16 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New Jersey (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics62%+13 vs state

English Language Arts58%+8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NJSLA-S Science (2025)	NJSLA English Language Arts (2025)			NJSLA Mathematics (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NJSLA-S Science 5th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 4th Grade	NJSLA English Language Arts 5th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 3rd Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 4th Grade	NJSLA Mathematics 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
School One Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	563 Willow Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 322-7731	424	34	12.4	9.0%	229 (54.0%)	37 (8.7%)	85 (20.0%)	49 (11.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.4%)	67	455^th of 1347 public elementary schools	66.2%		74.4	361^st of 1338 public elementary schools	73.0%	94		44.1	75.7		54.9	70.5		$8,863	$53	$8,810
Emerson Community School	Public	K-5	305 Emerson Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4205	414	36	11.5	72.7%	6 (1.4%)	105 (25.4%)	296 (71.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	31.9	931^st of 1347 public elementary schools	30.9%		21.5	1054^th of 1338 public elementary schools	21.2%	123	8.0	47.7	33.9	43.3	53.6	30.8	28.9	$9,801	$208	$9,593
Howard B. Brunner Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	721 Westfield Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-2148	434	34	12.9	4.4%	252 (58.1%)	37 (8.5%)	62 (14.3%)	59 (13.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.3%)	89.2	137^th of 1347 public elementary schools	89.8%		89.3	127^th of 1338 public elementary schools	90.5%	10		67.1	85.7		75.8	82.2		$8,968	$35	$8,933
Evergreen Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2280 Evergreen Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 889-5331	449	37	12.0	2.2%	262 (58.4%)	35 (7.8%)	68 (15.1%)	57 (12.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26 (5.8%)	64	492^nd of 1347 public elementary schools	63.5%		70.6	412^th of 1338 public elementary schools	69.2%	80		47.3	61.3		64.2	55.0		$9,438	$41	$9,397
Frederic W. Cook Elementary School	Public	K-5	739 Leland Ave	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4215	198	36	5.5	49.5%	5 (2.5%)	107 (54.0%)	79 (39.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	4 (2.0%)	57.4	580^th of 1347 public elementary schools	56.9%		41.3	779^th of 1338 public elementary schools	41.8%	199	24.0	67.8	66.7	84.0	51.6	39.3	24.0	$11,721		$11,721
William J. McGinn Elementary School	Public	K-4	1100 Roosevelt Avenue	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 233-7950	543	42	12.7	1.1%	364 (67.0%)	13 (2.4%)	63 (11.6%)	67 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (6.6%)	87.1	169^th of 1347 public elementary schools	87.5%		87.4	162^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	87.9%	7		68.0	78.4		70.2	83.5		$8,178	$04	$8,174
Dewitt D. Barlow Elementary School	Public	K-5	E Front St & Farragut Rd	Plainfield	07060	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 731-4300	423	33	12.6	83.2%	8 (1.9%)	37 (8.7%)	375 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.1	1189^th of 1347 public elementary schools	11.7%		12.2	1202^nd of 1338 public elementary schools	10.2%	13	7.2	22.9	21.4	30.4	32.8	20.8	21.4	$10,430	$260	$10,170
Charles and Anna Booker Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	730 Central Street	Plainfield	07062	Union County	Plainfield Public School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(908) 731-4290	816	34	24.0	85.9%	6 (0.7%)	69 (8.5%)	728 (89.2%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	7.8	1287^th of 1347 public elementary schools	4.5%					(n/a)	4.4	6.8	10.7	18.2	30.9	11.4	12.4
Bayberry School	Public	PK, KG-4	113 Bayberry Lane	Watchung	07069	Somerset County	Watchung Borough School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(908) 755-8184	391	42	9.4	1.3%	203 (51.9%)	18 (4.6%)	75 (19.2%)	71 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	75.6	347^th of 1347 public elementary schools	74.2%		68.7	437^th of 1338 public elementary schools	67.3%	90		61.6	62.5		81.6	57.5		$9,432	$20	$9,412
J. Ackerman Coles Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	16 Kevin Road	Scotch Plains	07076	Union County	Scotch Plains-Fanwood School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(908) 757-7555	526	44	11.9	3.4%	329 (62.5%)	29 (5.5%)	62 (11.8%)	69 (13.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (6.3%)	90.1	113^th of 1347 public elementary schools	91.6%		86.9	178^th of 1338 public elementary schools	86.7%	65		78.5	75.0		83.2	74.0		$7,390	$09	$7,381

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